The Most Wearable Spring 2019 Trends From New York Fashion Week

Fashion Week is where all the major trends that inevitably take over your wardrobe begin. Whether it's on the runway or from street style, you're immersed in a season's worth of trends, silhouettes, and styling ideas—the only caveat being that you're looking six months ahead. Still, you can pick out a handful of moments that speak to larger themes and directions, which you can start peppering into your wardrobe ASAP. You might not be able to buy the exact item that caught your eye from the spring 2019 shows, but you could play around with tie-dye, incorporate Aspen Gold into your outfit, and even take up crochet to prepare. Here, we break down the top runway trends from New York Fashion Week to get acquainted with now.

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Aspen Gold

Every season, there's a color that's unanimously deemed the one. For fall 2018, that was magenta; for spring 2019, it's a bright, seasonally appropriate yellow. It appeared on dozens of runways—from Brandon Maxwell, Self-Portrait, Oscar de la Renta, and Karen Walker (all pictured) to Batsheva, Carolina Herrera, Boss, Escada, and many more. The predominant shade (bold and cheery, almost marigold) was identified as Aspen Gold by Pantone, which it describes as: "Brightening our day, [it] stimulates feelings of joy and good cheer."

Technicolor Raincoats

Designers have you covered for spring showers—and their take on the raincoat actually has us excited for less-than-ideal weather. From Adeam to Kate Spade New York, brands took a realistic approach to their imagining of spring outerwear, sending models down the runway in knee-length plastic jackets in optimistic colors and patterns that can brighten up a dreary forecast.

Satin Suiting

Blake Lively's recent suit kick can live on for another season, as suiting has yet another moment on the runway for spring 2019. This time, we're seeing the sleek separates rendered in shiny satin-like fabrics, giving them a cooler, less stuffy vibe.

Crochet

Lean into those summertime vibes early in 2019, because the spring collections bring with them a resurgence in all-crochet everything—from tops to rompers to frilly dresses. You can go as hard as you want on this trend, whether that's adding a single blouse to your wardrobe or decking yourself out head to toe. (We see you, Michael Kors.)

Highlighter Color-Blocking

Turn the saturation up on color-blocking this spring, as designers are gravitating toward high-voltage pairings that feel lifted from the Bic Brite universe—think electric yellows with bold pinks, oranges, and greens. This trend is not for the color-averse.

Sheer Confections

Should you have any reason to dress up this spring, don't be surprised when you find yourself gravitating toward the voluminous, sheer confections that will surely dominate formalwear next season. It's a style that we're already familiar with, thanks to the work of Rodarte, Molly Goddard, and Simone Rocha, but more brands are beginning to embrace it in New York—and take it to whole new levels.

Grown-Up Tie-Dye

Tie-dye hasn't ever really left the fashion imagination, but it's more often presented in the context of nostalgia. That changes in spring 2019, as designers present the arty pattern in more refined context, in more sophisticated silhouettes.

Slip Netting

The slipdress has grown from one-off comeback to full-fledged wardrobe staple in a matter of years. And on the spring 2019 runways, the silhouette was presented as a layer you could incorporate into your outfit to add a surprising touch to your look. A netted version, for instance—like the ones seen at 3.1 Phillip Lim and Pyer Moss, as well as at other shows—could be worn over a bodysuit or sweater dress, or with a hoodie.